10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : January 30, 2019

Statement 1 incorrect- It is found in India (Assam) and Bhutan.

Statement 2 is incorrect –The golden langur ( Trachypithecus geei ) is currently endangered in IUCN Red list.

Statement 1 incorrect- Pune’s National Institute of Virology (NIV) is an institute under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Statement 2 is correct – The Zika virus that infected 159 people in an outbreak in Rajasthan last year, could have been circulating in India for several years and is endemic to Asia, according to a new study published in the journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution this week.The study, led by authors from Pune’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), an institute under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), is the first to sequence full Zika virus genomes from India

Statement 1 correct- Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day.

Statement 2 is correct -Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause infants to be born with microcephaly and other congenital malformations, known as congenital Zika syndrome. Infection with Zika virus is also associated with other complications of pregnancy including preterm birth and miscarriage.

Statement 1 and 2 are correct- Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over 39 countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Statement 3 is incorrect –The global organization does not accept funding from governments, corporations, or political parties, relying on three million individual supporters and foundation grants

Airpocalypse III, as the Greenpeace report is titled, analyses air pollution data of 313 cities and towns for the year 2017. There are 139 Indian cities that breach air pollution standards but are not included in the Centre’s National Clean Air Programme (NCAP).

Statement 1 is correct – Chakmas and Hajongs were originally residents of Chittagong Hill Tracts in erstwhile East Pakistan. They had fled their homeland after it was submerged due to Kaptai Dam.

Statements 2 is incorrect – Chakmas are Buddhists by faith and Hajongs are Hindus

1643 km long border with Myanmar is distributed in  four north-eastern states namely, Arunachal (520 km), Nagaland (215 km), Manipur (398 km) and Mizoram (510 km).

Both statements are correct –

The government has formulated National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a medium term national level strategy to tackle the increasing air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner.

The overall objective is to augment and evolve effective ambient air quality monitoring network across the country besides ensuring comprehensive management plan for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution.

The NCAP focuses on collaborative and participatory approach covering all sources of pollution and coordination between relevant Central Ministries, State Governments, local bodies and other stakeholders

In order to ensure use of new technologies to combat the rising challenge of air pollution in India, a separate component on ‘Technology Assessment Cell’ has been envisaged under NCAP to evaluate the technologies for  prevention, control and abatement of air pollution.”

Statement 1 is correct

The Health effects from PM may include cardiovascular effects such as cardiac arrhythmias and heart attacks, and respiratory effects such as asthma attacks and bronchitis.

Statement 2 is incorrect

PM2.5 is a more serious health concern than PM10, since smaller particles can travel more deeply into our lungs and cause more harmful effects.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was, thus, established with effect from 20th February 1997 by an Act of Parliament, called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, to regulate telecom services, including fixation/revision of tariffs for telecom services which were earlier vested in the Central Government.

One of the main objectives of TRAI is to provide a fair and transparent policy environment which promotes a level playing field and facilitates fair competition in telecom sector.